Family Court in Laval, Quebec

Courts that sit here

• Superior Court of Québec (Family Division / Chambre de la famille)

Filing your documents

Filing methods at this courthouse:

• In-person at the counter
• By mail

Local practice notes

The Laval palais de justice serves the judicial district of Laval, north of Montréal. Note the midday counter closure (noon to 1pm). Contested parenting or support files cannot be set down for trial until both parties have attended the parenting and mediation information session (CCP art. 417) — book it early.

Duty counsel

Aide juridique intake through the Laval legal-aid office.

Self-rep resources at Laval

• Centre de justice de proximité de Laval — free legal information
• Free subsidized family mediation hours for parents
• SARPA — administrative child-support adjustment

Related

• → Family Law in Québec — A Guide for Self-Represented Parents
• → Affidavit Drafting Guide
• → Self-Represented Father's Guide
• → Self-Represented Mother's Guide
• → Best Interests of the Child